TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Majority Of California Voters Say State Heading In Wrong Direction Ahead Of Governor Race
Most Californians think their state is currently on the wrong track, according to an Emerson College poll released Tuesday.
Mamdani Finds New Ally In Bid To Slap New York City’s Rich With Eye-Watering Taxes
Tax hikes that socialist Democratic New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on appear poised to come to fruition, despite Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vow not to raise taxes.
Global Impact
19 people convicted over deadly Moscow concert hall attack claimed by ISIS faction
A court in Moscow on Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.
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Unexplained Moscow internet blackouts spark fears of web censorship plan
Muscovites have been turning to walkie-talkies and pagers amid unexplained disruptions to internet services in the capital, as the Kremlin appears to ramp up control over online activity in Russia.
Economic Pulse
Oil prices jump as Iran war causes the 'largest supply disruption' in the history of petroleum markets
The price of oil jumped more than 7% on Thursday, as the International Energy Agency said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran was "creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market."
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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Khamenei Says Hormuz Strait Should Stay Closed
Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed and signaled he won’t back down in the Middle East war, in his first public comments since succeeding his assassinated father.
Quick Takes
Raiders are telling teams Maxx Crosby won’t be traded
Every Colleen Hoover Novel Getting the Hollywood Treatment: Author’s TV and Movie Adaptations
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and teen daughter fire new pistols at shooting range, images show
First train to Pyongyang in six years set to leave Beijing as neighbors revive link
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